Mercer roundup: Florida State tops Mercer women; Eckstein joins men's golf staff

Florida State turned dominant second and fourth quarters into a 79-36 win over visiting Mercer on Tuesday in women's basketball.

The Seminoles improved to 8-2 while the Bears fell to 6-4.

Mercer had a rough night shooting, going 15-for-56, 26.8 percent. It was worse from 3-point range, 14.3 percent.

Amanda Thompson (2-for-3) and Sydni Means (4-for-7) were the only Bears to make at least 50 percent of their shots. Means and Kahlia Lawrence led Mercer with nine points each, and Lawrence had four steals.

Shakayla Thomas's 18 points led Florida State, which got nine points and 10 rebounds from former Tattnall Square standout Ivey Slaughter.

Mercer hosts Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. on Saturday to open a three-game homestand.

Mercer adds men's golf assistant

Mercer men's golf head coach Kirk Kayden announced that Todd Eckstein will be joining the Bears' coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Eckstein comes to Mercer from Davidson, where he served as a volunteer assistant during the 2015 fall season.

Prior to moving to the coaching ranks, Eckstein enjoyed a four-year career on the Wildcats' men's golf team. A 2015 Cleveland Golf/Srixon Academic All-American, Eckstein earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference recognition in 2015, after taking home 2013 Southern Conference all-tournament honors in 2013. He helped lead Davidson to a pair of team victories during his career while recording six top-10 individual finishes.

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "Mercer roundup: Florida State tops Mercer women; Eckstein joins men's golf staff ."